By Associated Press - Friday, October 19, 2018

TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a child has died in a western New York house fire.

Police in the town of Tonawanda, north of Buffalo, say the fire was reported shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday.

Officers haven’t released the victim’s identity, but the superintendent of the Sweet Home School District says Friday the victim was a student at Glendale Elementary school.



Superintendent Anthony Day says the district is offering counseling to other students and staff.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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